I tried it once when i read about it in "cooking with cannabis" from some dutch guy (forgot the name).
He only advised to put some nuggets into a bottle of vodka and let it sit for about 6 weeks. Tasted ugly. worse than ugly.
I think i might try your recipe though. Much more deliberate

[ZBeebs]

Have made this a bunch of times, have been happy with the final product.

My question is dosage. There are people saying how just a few ml does the trick and hits hard. I have high tolerance (due to daily smoking for many years and dabs of bho don't help tolerance at all!) I put it in my coffee and find that 10ml gets a nice buzz going, and 20ml is a strong stone all day. 30 puts me into a deep sleep.

I've decarboxylized in the oven at both 200 for 20 and 325 for 5 and don't think I can tell a difference. I am however still ending up with a very green tincture, not brown. It looks nearly black in the jar, but when I take out a few ml in a syringe, it's green. Should I leave it in the oven longer? Different temps?

I make larger batches (1 oz ground bud to 16oz 190 proof Everclear), I don't see why but would this affect anything?

I guess it could just be tolerance. I made a batch of brownies a while back... I ate 2 and thought they did nothing. Had friends over and they each ate one, and were DONE. Could barely talk, couldn't get off the couch. They both slept a few hours.

[DrugleyDoRite]

ZBeebs, the color is really not that important. green is OK, especially if you use the 20 min @ 200F method. It sounds like you are doing fine.
The important thing is not to "over" cook it. Too high of a temp will just evapourate the THC into the air.
Larger batches are fine as long as it is dry out of the oven. Any water left will slow the rendering process down. 200F will not vapourize the THC out so you may leave it in a bit longer. Experimentation is key.
Also, when boiling it down, render the mixture out so you have about half of the alcohol left. This gives the perfect amount for titrating your dosages.

I am so glad to see this growing in popularity!

[hamstring]

drugleydorite

I have been smoking weed for over 25yrs. I have wanted to give up smoking for soooooo long. Pulling fire into your lungs is not good for you no matter what you smoke. I have tried eatables many times but never could get the dosage right or consistent and the time it took to effect me always varied so wildly from 2-3.5hrs.

I want to thank you because I followed your directions and changed a few things but basically stayed true to your directions.

I think I may have finally kicked smoking!!!!!.

The effects started around 25min and were full on by 1hr for sure. I couldn't believe it I was sitting watching TV with the better half when I felt it starting in my eyes around 25mins. I was suspicious because 25mins seemed to quick but I tried it again the next day with the same results. I used two 1/4 teaspoons (a little over 2ml).

I have a question about storage. Since it is mostly alcohol couldn't I store at room temp? I don't want it in the refrigerator. Not always home and don't want my kids accidentally getting into it.

I too would like to make a large batch but wasn't sure how long it could be stored?? Again being mostly alcohol I would assume as long as the container is air tight it could be many months.

If you are worried about the smell of the baking I recommend La Con for the weed. It has a very floral smell nothing like the skunky smell most are used to i.e. OG Kush.

Thanks again Mr DoRite or should I say DR DoRite.

[Piel]

I keep mine at room temps but I only make like 250ml at a time. If you´re afraid of THC breakdown you can pop it in the freezer, then again I´ve smoked two year old weed that was perfectly fine so I think breakdown is more a theoretical problem.

[hamstring]

Originally Posted by Piel

I keep mine at room temps but I only make like 250ml at a time. If you´re afraid of THC breakdown you can pop it in the freezer, then again I´ve smoked two year old weed that was perfectly fine so I think breakdown is more a theoretical problem.

Thanks for the info much appreciated. 250ml is over a cup of green dragon. That's the batch size i am thinking of making.

I also wanted to point out the fact that if you dose a couple of ml's and you want to intensify the effect you can just take another ml or two.

That's was not possible for me with edibles. I would have to wait another 2-3 hrs. The dosage seems so much more controlled and measured. I am really liking the green dragon for so many reasons.

Second question.

I'm sure I will build up a tolerance. When smoking I would just switch to a different strain to help fight tolerance build up. Does the same apply to green dragon??

[Piel]

My 250ml batch is reduced from about 500ml so it´s "double strength". Tolerance is always an issue, on a typical day (off from work) I´ll have a cookie in the morning, smoke half a joint during the day and wind down with 1-2ml´s of GD. I have chronic pain and this dosage helps. Switching strains is good, vaping can lower (?) tolerance and a few days break every month also helps.

[hamstring]

piel
dude thanks for the info much appreciated. I will be making my second batch and it will be a double for sure. I going with 8 oz of alcohol vs 4 and double up on the weed. I used 12g of La Con before I will go with 24g.

Reduce volume by 1/2 or 4 oz of green dragon. Still not a cup but I am still a newbie at this so I will start here.

Seems like a lot of weed but its all seeded. One or two of LA Cons got seeded because I missed a male. Thats what i like about the dragon it doesn't care if there is seeds. I don't de-seed at all just grind it up and bake it. I really love this dragon method.